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Week 4 Reading Log

Date:9/22/08

Book: Esperanza Rising

Author: Pam Munoz Ryan

# of Pages:1-30

Quote: She stared at Papa,not wanting to say a word.Not wanting to lose the sound.

Not wanting to forget the feel of the heart of the heart of the valley. She pressed closer

to the ground,until her body was breathing with the earth's.And Papa's.The three hearts

breathing together.She smiled at Papa,not needing,her eyes saying everything.And his smile

answered hers.Telling her that he knew she had felt it.

Reaction: Wow! I feel that Esperanza and her dad really loved their valley and long walks through

it.I think that they really like spending time together and Esperanza loves hanging with her dad and

taking long walks through the valley.Esperanza loves her dad and they really bond with each other and

Esperanza likes learning new things about the valley and when she does something that her dad teaches

her, like lying down on the surface of the valley to hear the valley's heart beat she and her father lay down on

the ground they stay silent and their smiles answer the question if they can the valley's heart beat.

Date:9/23/08

Book: Esperanza Rising

Author: Pam Munoz Ryan

# of Pages:31-61

Quote: "Esperanza,do you remember the story of the phoenix,the lovely young

bird that is reborn from its own ashes?" Esperanza nodded. Abuelita had read it

to her many times from a book of myths"We are like the phoenix,"said Abuelita.

"Rising again,with a new life ahead of us."

Reaction: I feel that after the fire had happened they had an idea to escape and cross

the border to California to escape from Tio Luis.Abuelita then mentioned the story about

the phoenix and how she used to tell it to Esperanza and suddenly,Esperanza had realized

that they can have a really nice home in California.I think that they would probably have a hard

time in California and then they would help each other out to make their life easier.Esperanza would

finally see that she would make new friends in California and probably keep her old ones along on her

journey across the border.

Date:9/24/08

Book: Esperanza Rising

Author: Pam Munoz Ryan

# of Pages:62-92

Quote:"Mama said,"They almost took all the silver,but papa and I only cared that all

all of you were safe.Do you remember how papa said that Miguel was very smart and

brave and asked him what he wanted for protecting you,his most prized possession?"

Reaction: I feel that Ramona(Esperanza's mom)and her dad really care about her and

did not want anything to happen to her so Esperanza's dad asked Miguel if he can protect

his daughter and how much her dad WAS willing to pay to insure his daughter's safety.After

Esperanza's dad had past away Miguel knew he needed to protect Esperanza along with his parents

and their housekeeper Hortensia and her husband Alfonso now that they were in danger with Tio Luis.

Date:9/25/08

Book: Esperanza Rising

Author: Pam Munoz Ryan

#of Pages:93-123

Quote:"Anza are you alright?"She took a deep breathe and brushed off her dress.Had she

really floated above the earth?Had Miguel seen her?She new her face was red and blotchy."I'm

fine."she said quickly,wiping the tears from her face."Don't tell Mama.You know...she worries..."

Reaction: I feel that she had floated in the air and she was starting to feel the earth,but then

she had a bad feeling and she was surrounded by darkness while her eyes were closed.Then,

when she was still in that ring of darkness she had a feeling that someone had hovered over her

and she sat straight and it turned out to be Miguel who had probably seen her floating in the air.

While sitting there in disbelief of her float she had asked Miguel to not tell her mom because she

might of been worrying.

Date:9/26/08

Book: Esperanza Rising

Author: Pam Munoz Ryan

# of Pages:123-262

Quote:"Mama looked at Esperanza."Didn't I tell you that papas heart would find

us wherever we go?"

Reaction: I feel that they were happy to find their Papa's roses there in California and

Esperanza's mom had told her that her dad's heart would follow them wherever they go.

Now that they had seen the roses planted there,Ramona had told Esperanza that they would

their dad's heart had followed them and gave them happiness and made there day better to see

their roses right in front of them.They can now travel with their dad right alongside them in their incredible

journey.